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… Jan. 3 in Asunción. He was 93. The Spanish-born Jesuit lived through the revolution in Nicaragua. He fought with words in the media against Paraguayan dictator Alfredo Stroessner and …

… Soviets for their invasion of Afghanistan, the Americans for their support of the Contras in Nicaragua and their invasion of Iraq, the Israelis for their massacre in Lebanon and for …

… 'I can't find my name on the (voter) list.'" In 1999, he visited El Salvador, Honduras and Nicaragua with several U.S. bishops to assess the damage wrought by Hurricane Mitch. In 2006, he …

… ministered to the unhoused in San Francisco, while Strassburger ministered to youth in rural Nicaragua and served as a chaplain in Boston. Now, after Strassburger and Hotop were ordained in …

… a former official in the Zelaya administration, recalls walking three days to cross into Nicaragua following the 2009 coup, an experience she says steeled her against the tactics of fear …

… as liberals. At Politico , Nahal Toosi looks at the deteriorating human rights situation in Nicaragua, where President Daniel Ortega, still leader of the Sandanistas, and his wife and Vice …

… We weren't that far away from the terrible 1980s wars in Central America — the contra war in Nicaragua, the bloody civil war in El Salvador. But it also felt like a different era was … he also said, "just as forcefully," that "large-scale political dreams that fueled a Cuban or Nicaraguan revolution can no longer be sustained." Given that, the "immediate task for the …

… suffered threats or were forced from their homes by land grabbers. In countries like Colombia, Nicaragua and the Philippines, which had some of the highest per-capita murder rates, logging, …

… it was extending the status for TPS beneficiaries from El Salvador, Haiti, Honduras, Nepal, Nicaragua and Sudan until Dec. 31, 2022. Congress is currently looking at a variety of …

… Church leaders in Nicaragua said "the political and social situation must not continue the same" as the country … and peace commission said the church "wants to be a voice of encouragement and hope" in Nicaragua. The commission also hoped for a "homeland that respects human rights, freedom of the … from independent media. "We're going to continue speaking the truth," Msgr. Áviles said. The Nicaraguan bishops' conference also released a bicentennial statement, calling for unity and …

… world, from Colombia to Congo to Kiribati. Colombia had the highest number, at 65, and joined Nicaragua, Guatemala, Honduras and the Philippines on the list of the five countries with the … were against Indigenous people, including massacres that opened and closed the year. In Nicaragua, where non-Indigenous settlers have been encroaching on Indigenous territory around the …

… was Dominican Sr. Marjorie Tuite , whose portfolio included international ecumenical work in Nicaragua and with Church Women United, as well as myriad domestic efforts to end racism, war and …

… regional offices, many local chapters, and went on peace missions to Haiti, El Salvador, Nicaragua and the Guantanamo Bay detention camp. Pax Christi USA, which is based in Washington, …

… The political, economic and social crisis in Nicaragua "is reaching a flashpoint" and "is more than likely to lead to more violence and … opponents and independent journalists is unprecedented," said Estrada, who is president of the Nicaraguans for Security and Prosperity Foundation. He was one of several witnesses at a July … to the Lantos commission. Also speaking at the Lantos commission hearing was Bianca Jagger, a Nicaraguan social and human rights advocate and a former actress. Jagger currently serves as a …

… The Nicaraguan government organized rallies and festivities Monday to mark the anniversary of the … that overthrew dictator Anastasio Somoza. But with most opposition leaders jailed, many Nicaraguans say President Daniel Ortega is acting much like Somoza did 42 years ago. Several of … justify the arrest of opponents. In June, Mexico and Argentina recalled their ambassadors to Nicaragua for consultations, and the Organization of American States passed a resolution …

… using these methods if there is a slaughter of the people? He has the support of Venezuela, Nicaragua and maybe even Argentina to come into Cuba," she said. The tone of the July 11 protests …

… Nicaraguan police have arrested another opposition politician, bringing to six the number … propose or plan economic blockades, applaud and champion the imposition of sanctions against Nicaragua or its citizens.” Those accused “will be traitors to the homeland, and for that reason … said. “I am here, waiting for them to come for me.” In a five-page letter dated June 11, Nicaragua's nine Catholic bishops had called for unity and for democratic principles to prevail …

… Congress to pass legislation to "correct this unfair decision." Citizens from Honduras, Nepal, Nicaragua, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Syria, Venezuela and Yemen benefit from TPS granted …

… the world's traditional peoples, Myrna Cunningham, a Miskita activist and medical surgeon from Nicaragua, said during the seminar. "We believe that we cannot talk about these issues without …

… particular case ... if the president acts incorrectly, (El Salvador) would take a path which Nicaragua, Venezuela, Cuba and Bolivia are in already, with co-opted powers, political …